CAUSATIVE FORM - Risorse didattiche

1 the verb HAVE present Simple have/has present Continuous am/is/are having Past Simple had Past Continuous was/were having Future Simple will have Future Continuous will be having Future Perfect Simple will have had present Perfect Simple have/has had present Perfect Continuous have/has been having Past Perfect Simple had had Past Perfect Continuous had been having Am / Is / Are Going to am / is / are / was/ were going to have present Infinitive have Perfect Infinitive have had present Gerund having the verb GET present Simple get/gets present Continuous am/is/are getting Past Simple got Past Continuous was/were getting Future Simple will get Future Continuous will be getting Future Perfect Simple will have got present Perfect Simple have/has got present Perfect Continuous have/has been getting Past Perfect Simple had got Past Perfect Continuous had been getting Am / Is / Are Going to am / is / are going to get present Infinitive get Perfect Infinitive have got present Gerund getting CAUSATIVE form We use the CAUSATIVE form to show that someone else does something for us.

2 I had/got my hair cut yesterday (by the hairdresser). have something done get something done A) The dentist filled Tom s tooth last week. 1. Tom had/got his tooth filled last week (by the dentist). 2. Tom had the dentist fill his tooth last week. 3. Tom got the dentist to fill his tooth last week. B) The doctor checked Kim s ears yesterday. 1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ C) The housekeeper cleans our house every week. 1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ The mechanic repaired my car. I had my car repaired (by the mechanic). got A) Have/Get something done B) Have someone do I had I C) Get someone to do got the mechanic the mechanic repair to repair my my car. car. There are three ways to write the CAUSATIVE form . Exercise 1: Write the sentences in the CAUSATIVE form . D) The carpenter will fix their door tomorrow. E) The plumber has repaired my water spout. 1. Charles .. (have) his house .. (paint) last week. 2. They .. (not have) their TV.

3 (fix) yet. 3. Lisa .. (may have) her hair .. (cut) this afternoon. 4. Susan .. (have) a picture .. (draw) at the moment. 5. I am going .. (get) a dress .. (make) for the party. 6. Helena wasn t at school last week so she .. (not get) her photo .. (take) with the class. 7. John .. (have) his hair .. (cut) last week. 8. The girls .. (not get) their bicycles .. (fix) yet. 9. Jane .. (should have) her eyes .. (check). 10. Pam .. (have) her house .. (paint) at the moment. 11. The car is dirty. We .. (must get) it .. (wash) today. 12. Ann .. (not have) her house .. (clean) every day. 1. The doctor checked my ears last week. I .. 2. Someone has already fixed Mike s computer. Mike .. 3. Mum washes my clothes once a week. I .. 4. Jill is going to take care of Jim s parrot next week. Jim .. Exercise 2: Use the correct CAUSATIVE form of the verb in brackets. Exercise 3: Use the CAUSATIVE form to complete the sentences. 1. I'm going .. at the new hairdresser's to get my hair cut to cut my hair 2.

4 She needs to .. have her car repairs have her car repaired 3. I really must get .. the central heating somebody to fix somebody fix 4. They ought to have .. replace the broken windows somebody to somebody 5. He .. while he was away on holiday burgled burgled his flat 6. I .. my phone repaired after I dropped it had to had 7. She didn't have time to get to the shops and .. get her film developed develop her film 8. It took ages to get .. somebody do it somebody to do it 9. I'll .. John to do it when he arrives get have 10. She .. on the underground last week had her purse stolen got her purse stolen 11. He .. tickets sent to his home address yesterday has had had 12. You should .. a long time ago have it fixed have had it fixed 13. They couldn't .. anyone to fix their burst pipes get have 14. They had it .. by the same person who decorated their old house to do done Exercise 4: Tick the correct answer. 1. I went to the hairdresser's this morning to HAVE MY HAIR CUT.

5 (hair/cut) 2. You should take your car to the mechanic to _____. (brakes/repair) 3. For their wedding anniversary, Mary _____ which they ate at a large party. (big cake/make) 4. I have to _____, otherwise I can't work on my thesis. (computer/repair) 5. "Did John repair your roof?" "No, we _____ that he knows." (it/do/builder) 6. We _____ and he said it was worth over a thousand dollars. (statue/value/art expert) 7. We should _____ before the summer begins. It's looking dirty. (pool/clean) 8. The local council want all dog owners to _____ to reduce the problem of strays. (dogs/tag) 9. I broke the heel on my shoe this morning and now I need to _____. (it/repair) 10. After the car accident, Cynthia _____ and looked as she did before. (nose/reshape/famous plastic surgeon) 1. The doctor made the patient .. stay .. in bed. (stay) 2. Mrs. Crane had her house .. painted .. (paint) 3. The teacher had the class .. a 2000-word research paper. (write) 4. I made my son .. the windows before he could go outside to play.

6 (wash) 5. Don got some kids in the neighborhood .. out his garage. (clean) 6. I went to the bank to have a check .. (cash) 7. Tom had a bad headache yesterday, so he got his twin brother Tim .. to class for him. The teacher didn t know the difference. (go) 8. When Scott went shopping, he found a jacket he really liked. After he had the sleeves .., it fit him perfectly. (shorten) 9. My boss made me .. my report because he wasn t satisfied with it. (redo) 10. Alice stopped at the service station to have the tank .. (fill) Exercise 5: Fill in the spaces using the prompts given. Exercise 6: Complete the sentences with the words in brackets. 1. She has to get her hair .. a) to do b) do c) done d) did 2. Our teacher is going to make us .. a tape. a) listen to b) listened to c) to listen to d) listen 3. They had to have him .. their summer house. a) painted b) paint c) to paint d) painting 4.

7 Do you know where I can get my car .. ? a) washed b) to wash c) wash d) washes 5. The comedian was not able to make us .. a) laughing b) to laugh c) laugh d) laughed 6. You can t get that man .. your radio. a) fix b) to fix c) fixed d) fixing 7. I can never make her ..her mind. a) change b) to change c) changed d) changing 8. We had two pictures .. a) take b) taken c) to take d) took 9. When are you going to have your father .. a book? a) bought b) to buy c) buy d) buying 10. Please have the maid .. my room. a) clean b) cleaned c) to clean d) cleaning 11. I know he stole the money.

8 We ll get him .. a) talk b) talking c) talked d) to talk 12. We had to hire a few men to get the trees .. a) cut down b) to cut down c) cutting down d) cutted down 1. I _____ right now. (my car/service) 2. My brother _____ by a vandal last month. (his bike/damage) 3. The boss _____ next week. (our office/paint) 4. They _____ as soon as possible. (the carpets/clean) 5. We _____ recently. (a rose garden/plant) 6. I _____ by the end of the week. (the kitchen/redecorate) 7. John _____ every month. (his hair/cut) Exercise 7: Circle the correct answer. Exercise 8: Complete the sentences with the words in brackets. 1. Jim ____ to drive him to work last night. a. has a friend b. had a friend c. got a friend 2. Next week I ____ make a dress for me. a. am having my aunt b.

9 Am getting my aunt c. have my aunt 3. You shouldn t ____ type the letters for you. a. be getting Tina b. have Tina to c. get Tina to 4. Will you ____ your hair for the party? a. get someone done b. get someone to do c. have someone to do 5. How does he ____ so hard? a. have her to study b. get her to study c. has her study 6. Let s get dad ____ us shopping. a. to take b. take c. taking 7. I ____ my father drive me to work in the mornings. a. have b. get c. am having 8. We should ____ the dentist check our teeth once a year. a. get b. got c.

10 Have 9. Our teacher ____ to write a test. a. has just got us b. has just had us c. had just got us 10. I ____ to fix my computer tomorrow a. am having my cousin b. had my brother c. will get Exercise 9: Circle the correct answer. COMPLETE WITH THE CORRECT form OF HAVE Freddy .. the bathroom titles replaced last week. (past simple) We .. the dog examined by a vet before we left for France. (past perfect) Mum .. her new washing machine put in when the electricity was cut off. (past continuous) The millionaire .. his suitcase packed by a servant yesterday evening. (past simple) Maggie .. all her meals prepared by her personal chef. (will) Bernard .. two of his books published so far. ( present perfect) We .. our new furniture delivered tomorrow. ( present continuous) form THE NEGATIVE AND QUESTION have the carpets cleaned professionally.